Extinguishing wildfires may not always be the correct solution

Monday, May 23, 2016 - 17:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Many landscapes need fire but population expansion into wildland areas creates a tension between different interest groups. Researchers from across the globe show that a combination of factors, including the problem of invasive plants, landscape change, climate change, population growth, human health, economic, social and cultural attitudes that may be transnational make a re-evaluation of fire and mankind necessary.

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